Improved stair-rod



SAELVAH HILER, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

Lette/rs Patent No. 96,111, dated October 26, 1869.

IMPROVED STAIR-RCD.

The Schedule referzedpto in the" Letten Patent and making part a! theramo.

the ordinary form, as represented by the drawings,V

and then 'covering them with a suitable enamel, having a smooth,durable, and brilliant surface,`of any color, whichemay, if desired, beornamented with gilding or colored in stripes or figures.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to described its method ot' manufacture.

Stair-rods, of the forni represented in my drawings, are usually` madeof sheet-brass or some analogous metal. I make mine of sheet or rollediron, the saine being-cut from a sheet, and bent into the form shown,`

by means of suitable rolls and shaping-tools, so as to be capable ofbeing slipped into buttons or holders, fastened on to stairs in theordinary way; or, if preferred, the rod may be made of a straight stripof thick sheet-iron, having the edges turned over, or

otherwise properly finished, ,designed to be held in simple loops orstaples attached to the stairs.

It is not necessary to give a more particular description of the mode ofcutting and fashioningvthe iron into a stair-rod, as all persons skilledin the art are familial' with it; nor is it necessary to describe theprocess of enamelling the surface of' iro'n; the art is old and wellknown, and the ordinary method of enamelling may be employed upon mystair-rod.

When the enamel has been thus fixed .on the rod, it is evident that thesurface may be ornamentcd by .gilding or painting, in the ordinarymanner.

The advantages of my stair enamelled rod consists in its beauty and itscheapness compared with those made of brass, and its not being liable tobecome tarnished or its lustre impaired by use, never requiring scouringor cleaning.

I do not claim, broadly, t-he enamelling of the surface of iron, as thatis an old art; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to se eure by LettersPatent, is

An enamelled stair-rod, as a new manufacture,

when made substantially as and for the purpose described.

Witnesses J. P. FITCH, Tnos. A. MAsrsnsos.

sELAH HILER.

